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COURSE on THYROID ULTRASOUND

Section 3 Non-nodular thyroid diseases

Part 3 Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis

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Subacute thyroiditis - case 795 - part 1

Clinical data: A 54-year-old woman presented with fever and a painful, suddenly enlarged goiter. The clinical picture was unaffected by two courses of antibiotic therapy.  Her GP referred her for an evaluation with the suspicion of malignancy. The ESR was 87 mm/H, the CRP was 28.4 ng/L.

Palpation: a hard, uneven, and painful right thyroid.

Laboratory data: TSH 0.01 mIU/L, FT4 38.9 pM/L.

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